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2002 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2002 Vuelta a Asturias was the 46th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 15 May to 19 May 2002. The race started and finished in Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap .... The race was won by Leonardo Piepoli of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2002 in road cycling 2002 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Piepoli
Leonardo Piepoli (born 29 September 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist. He most recently rode for on the UCI ProTour, but had his contract suspended in July 2008 during the Tour de France amid allegations of the use of the blood boosting drug EPO in the team. He was later suspended for two years, which effectively ended his career. Career He is a record four-time winner (1995, 1999, 2003, 2004) of the Subida a Urkiola. Piepoli is a specialist climber, and this was shown in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, where he was one of the strongest riders in the mountains and won two stages. In the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Piepoli won the mountains classification. He has won stages in the Giro and the Vuelta a España. He also made himself famous by 'gifting' two stage victories to his team-mates Gilberto Simoni and Riccardo Riccò. During the Vuelta, Piepoli lead the mountains classification, but was forced to leave the race, citing 'family p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bernabeu
Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (born 9 January 1975 in Valencia) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common .... Palmarès ;2002 : Tour du Finistère :1st, Overall, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st, Stage 3 ;2004 :1st, Overall, Volta a Portugal :1st, Overall, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho :8th Overall Tour de Pologne ;2006 :1st, Overall, Vuelta a Mallorca ::1st, Trofeo Pollença External links * Spanish male cyclists 1975 births Living people People from Ribera Alta (comarca) Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Volta a Portugal winners Cyclists from the Valencian Community {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseba Beloki
Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (born 12 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Tour successes Beloki turned professional in 1998 with , joined in 2000, and then in 2001. A strong climber in the high mountains and a top performer in individual time trials, he made it to the podium in each of his first three rides in the Tour de France: in 2000 (3rd place), 2001 (3rd place) and 2002 (2nd place). He is the only runner-up during Lance Armstrong's run of seven consecutive Tour wins to have not been found guilty of doping, though he was not retroactively awarded the victory in the general classification of 2002 after Armstrong's wins were stripped. In 2001, Beloki also finished first overall in the Volta a Catalunya. Crash and recovery On 14 July 2003, during the 9th stage of the 2003 Tour de France, Beloki was in second place overall (just 40 seconds behind Armstrong) and negotiating a turn at speed while descending from Cote de La Rochette, shortly after pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2001 Vuelta a Asturias was the 45th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 15 May to 20 May 2001. The race started in Oviedo and finished at the Alto del Naranco. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez Juan Carlos Domínguez Domínguez (born 13 April 1971 in Íscar, Spain) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1995 to 2006. In the 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux he had a hematocrit above 50 before the start ... of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2001 in road cycling 2001 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Vuelta A Asturias ...
The 2003 Vuelta a Asturias was the 47th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 13 May to 17 May 2003. The race started and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Fabian Jeker of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors. The race returned in 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ..., when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón (). Winners Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta Asturias UCI Europe Tour races Asturias Sport in Asturias Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately southwest of Gijón and south of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. History The Kingdom of Asturias began in 720, with the Visigothic aristocrat Pelagius's (685–737) revolt against the Muslims who at the time were occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The Moorish invasion The Umayyad conquest of Hispania, also known as the Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom, was the initial expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate over Hispania (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times. Biography Kelme–Costa Blanca (1998–2003) Born in Ossa de Montiel, Albacete Province, Sevilla turned professional in 1998 for Spanish team , and his big breakthrough came in the 2001 Tour de France. Here, he showed himself as a great climber, ranking 7th in the overall General classification, and winning the young rider classification as the rider of 25 years of age or younger with the highest position in the general classification. After the Tour de France, he continued his great form in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He wore the leader's jersey until the final uphill time trial stage in Madrid, which he lost to winner Ángel Casero. In the 2002 Vuelta a Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidro Nozal
Isidro Nozal Vega (born 18 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Nozal was runner-up in the 2003 Vuelta a España and an instrumental domestique in Roberto Heras' 2004 Vuelta a España win. Doping In 2005, Vega was suspended for two weeks after being tested with a hematocrit level above 50 before the start of Dauphine Libere. In 2006, he was initially implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case, but was cleared of any wrongdoing by Spanish officials. He later admitted his involvement, saying he did three blood transfusions with Fuentes in the season before the 2005 Dauphine Libere, but denying he doped. For the 2008 and 2009 seasons Nozal rode for the Portuguese Pro Continental team of Liberty Seguros. In September 2009 Nozal and two teammates (Nuno Ribeiro and Hector Guerra) were announced to have tested positive for EPO-CERA in samples taken for the previous month's Tour of Portugal. Liberty Seguros immediately announced that it would cease spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Lobato (cyclist)
Rubén Lobato Elvira (born September 1, 1978 in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who competed for (2002), Domina Vacanze-Elitron (2003) and Saunier Duval (2004–2008). On July 16, 2010, the UCI suspended him for 2 years, effective immediately, for irregularities in his BIO-passport, making him eligible for return July 16, 2012. Major results ;2001 : 2nd Overall Circuito Montañés : 8th Coppa Placci ;2002 : 7th GP du canton d'Argovie : 7th Subida al Naranco ;2003 : 1st Memorial Manuel Galera : 6th Subida al Naranco : 7th Trofeo Melinda ;2004 : 5th GP Lugano ;2005 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ... : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 8th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Osa
Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case. Major results ;1996 : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1997 : 4th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros : 6th Subida al Naranco : 7th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1998 : 3rd Subida al Naranco ;1999 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 7th Subida a Urkiola ;2000 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 3rd Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom ::1st Stage 3 : 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 6th Klasika Primavera : 9th Overall Critérium International ;2001 : 5th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2002 : 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja : 1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Subida al Naranco : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 5th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin ;2003 : 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Karpets
Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets (russian: Владимир Александрович Карпец) (born 20 September 1980 in Leningrad) is a Russian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . Karpets is most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France and his victories in the overall classifications of the Volta a Catalunya and the Tour de Suisse, both in 2007. Karpets is also a two-time Olympian. Born in Leningrad, Karpets turned to cycling and, like fellow Russian Denis Menchov before him, moved to Spain where he joined . At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Karpets competed on the track in the men's team pursuit where Russia got eliminated in the quarter-finals by Great Britain and took eighth. He also participated in the men's individual pursuit competition, finishing 11th. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he competed in the men's road race, helping his fellow countryman Alexandr Kolobnev to a place of tenth. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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